Artillery for discharging missiles. Formerly: †catapults, slings, bows, etc.; = artillery, n. 2a (obsolete). In later use: mounted guns, cannons…
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > collectively (5) ordnancea1450 Artillery for discharging missiles. Formerly: †catapults, slings, bows, etc.; = artillery, n. 2a (obsolete). In later use: mounted guns, cannons… artillery1509 Machinery used for discharging projectiles in war. With reference to explosive discharge, including ordnance such as mounted guns, cannon, mortars… cannonry1591 Heavy artillery, cannon collectively. enginery1667 Engines of war collectively; artillery. In literal contexts. Also as a count noun (in plural). arty1815 = artillery, n. |
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